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primero

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first; firstly

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segundo

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second; secondly

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tercero

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third; thirdly

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el tema

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subject; topic; theme

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el problema

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problem

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la crisis

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crisis

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la cuestión

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question [for discussion]; issue

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en primer lugar

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in the first place

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en segundo lugar

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in the second place

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en tercer lugar

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in the third place

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al principio

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at first; at the beginning

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de antemano

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beforehand

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tenemos que preguntarnos

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we have to ask ourselves

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a primera vista

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at first sight

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a corto plazo

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in the short term

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a largo plazo

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in the long term

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ordenar los datos

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to get the facts in order

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despejar el terreno

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to clear the ground

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¿de qué se trata?

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what is it about?

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resumir el tema; resumir la cuestión

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to summarise the issue

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afrontar el tema

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to face (up to) the issue

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afrontar la situación

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to face (up to) the situation

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el problema que se plantea es …

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the problem to be addressed is …; the problem that arises is …

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una crisis a escala mundial

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a crisis on a world scale

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una situación inquietante

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a worrying situation

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la preocupación predominante

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main worry; main concern

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además

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besides; moreover

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es más

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moreover

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además de lo dicho

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in addition to what has been said

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asimismo

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likewise

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en principio

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in principle

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en esto

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at this point; at this stage

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por consiguiente; por consecuencia

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consequently; therefore

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por otra parte

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on the other hand

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debido a esto

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owing to this; due to this

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de hecho

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in fact

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dicho de otro modo

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in other words

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dicho eso

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that said; having said that

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o sea …

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or to put it another way …; or rather …

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no sólo … sino …

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not only … but …

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como ya se sabe

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as we already know

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es decir

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that is to say; i.e.

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en este contexto

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in this context

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por añadidura

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in addition

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a propósito

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by the way

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tanto … como …

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both … and …

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como resultado (de)

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as a result (of)

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resulta que …

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it turns out that …; the result is that …

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esto explica por qué …

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this explains why …

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no me explico por qué …

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I don’t understand why …

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así

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thus

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así es que

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therefore

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por supuesto

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of course

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claro que … [+clause]

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of course …

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en realidad

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in reality; in fact

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aparte de eso

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apart from that

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se trata de

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it’s a question of

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sin embargo

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however

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desgraciadamente; por desgracia

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unfortunately

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no obstante

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nevertheless

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a pesar de esto

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in spite of this

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el tropiezo

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stumbling block

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sea como sea

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be that as it may; that’s as may be

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la situación va empeorando

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the situation is getting worse

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teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

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bearing in mind the fact that

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dado que

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given that

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a mi parecer

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in my opinion

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a mi modo de ver; a mí me parece que …; yo opino que …

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I think that …

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por mi parte

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for my part

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desde mi punto de vista

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from my point of view

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(no) estoy de acuerdo con los que …

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I am (not) in agreement with those who …

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estoy convencido de que … [+indic]

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I am persuaded/convinced that …

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no estoy convencido de que … [+subj]

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I am not persuaded/convinced that …

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esto me lleva a pensar que …

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this leads me to think that …

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que yo sepa

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as far as I know

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yo que tú/usted

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if I were you

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no estoy totalmente a favor de … [+n or inf]

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I’m not entirely in favour of …

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no estoy ni a favor ni en contra de … [+n or inf]

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I’m neither for nor against …

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tengo que confesarme en contra de … [+n or inf]

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I have to admit I am against …

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hay quienes dicen que …

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there are those who say that …

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la gente piensa que …

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people think that …

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otros constatan que …

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others maintain that …

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la (gran) mayoría opina que …

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the (vast) majority think that …

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según se oye

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according to what one hears

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según se lee

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according to what one reads

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según una encuesta

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according to a survey; according to an opinion poll

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sondear las opiniones

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to sound out opinions

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la verdad lisa y llana es …

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the plain truth of the matter is …

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cualquiera es capaz de ver que …

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anyone can see that …

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desde el punto de vista ajeno

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from other people’s point of view

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es de presumir que …; según cabe presumir

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presumably

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las cifras atestan que …

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the figures prove that …

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como ya se sabe

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as is already known

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que se sepa

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as far as is known

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no se puede menos de pensar que …

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one cannot help thinking that …

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es una ilusión creer que … [+subj]

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we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that …

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eso sería tremendamente optimista

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that would be wildly optimistic

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cualquiera que crea esto …

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anyone who believes this …

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al contrario

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on the contrary; on the other hand

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visto así

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seen like that

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por un lado

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on the one hand

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por otro lado

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on the other hand

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de todos modos; de todas maneras; de todas formas

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in any case; anyway

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en lo que concierne; en cuanto a

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as for

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en lugar de eso

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instead of that

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mientras que

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whereas

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no cabe duda de que …

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there is no room for doubt that …

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no se puede negar que …

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there is no denying that …

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es cierto que …

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it’s certain that …

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el quid de la cuestión (es que …)

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the crux of the matter (is that … )

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hay que tener en cuenta (que … )

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you have to bear in mind (that … )

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hay que subrayar la importancia de …

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you have to emphasise the importance of …

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se tiene que hacer hincapié en …

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one has to make a special point of …; one has to stress …

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me limito a señalar

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I confine myself to pointing out

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más vale … que …

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it’s better to … than …

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vale considerar …

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it’s worth considering …

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según toda probabilidad

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in all probability

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nadie ignora que …

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everybody knows that …; nobody is unaware that …

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por si acaso

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just in case

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no hay manera de saber si …

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there is no way of knowing whether …

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121
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para colmo

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to cap it all

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y por si eso fuera poco

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and as if that were not enough

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no hay manera de saber si …

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there is no way of knowing whether …

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a juzgar por …

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to judge by …; judging by …

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en función de …

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in proportion to …; according to…

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en razón de …

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by reason of …; because of …; due to …

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consideremos

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let’s consider

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pongamos por caso lo de …

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let’s take for example the matter of …

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en concreto

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in particular

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según el caso

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as the case may be

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para ilustrar el problema

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to illustrate the problem

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con respecto a …

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with regard to …

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vamos a abordar otro aspecto

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let us tackle another aspect

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para considerar el asunto más detalladamente

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in order to consider the matter in more detail

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vamos a profundizar

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let us think about it in greater depth

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vale agregar que …

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it’s worth adding that …

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efectivamente

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actually; in fact

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parecido a …; similar a …

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like …; similar to …

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por la mayor parte

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for the most part; mostly

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a cambio de …

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in exchange for …

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141
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sin más ni más

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without further ado

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se trata de saber cómo …

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it’s a question of knowing how …

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durante estos últimos años/meses

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in the last few years/months

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hace poco

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a short time/while ago

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anteriormente

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formerly

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recientemente

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recently

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recién construido

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recently/newly built

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recién nacido/a

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recently/newly born

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en el momento que …

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at the moment when …

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en aquel mismo momento

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at that very moment

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en un momento dado

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at a given moment

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hoy (en) día

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nowadays

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en la actualidad

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nowadays; at the present time

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la situación actual

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present/current situation

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mientras tanto

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meanwhile; in the meantime

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posteriormente; con posterioridad

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subsequently; afterwards

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cuanto antes; lo más pronto posible

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as soon as possible

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dentro de unos pocos días

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in a few days’ time

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dentro de poco

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soon; in a short time

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sin demora

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without delay

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algún día

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some day

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desde ahora

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from now (on)

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a partir de este/ese momento

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from this/that moment (on)

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a continuación

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then; next; below [on page or in list]

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desde … hasta …

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from … until …

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nunca más

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never again

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en la Edad Media

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in the Middle Ages

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en la época de la dictadura

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at the time of the dictatorship

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la década

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decade

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durante los años noventa

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during the (19)90s

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al final del siglo

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at the turn of the century

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tardar (mucho) tiempo en… [+inf]

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to take a (very) long time in (doing)

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cada cuando

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every so often

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cada pocos días

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every few days

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a cualquier hora

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at any time

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por primera vez

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for the first time

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por segunda vez

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for the second time

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por última vez

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for the last time

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por enésima vez

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for the umpteenth time

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cada vez (que …)

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each time (that…); every time (that … ); whenever

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preguntarse por qué

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to wonder why

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deberíamos preguntarnos si …

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we should ask ourselves if/whether …

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según los datos

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according to the facts

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eso explica por qué …

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that explains why …

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no me explico por qué …

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I can’t explain why; I don’t understand why …

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se trata de saber por qué …

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it’s a question of knowing why …

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debemos tratar de descubrir por qué …

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we must try to find out why …

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¿para qué?

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what for?; for what purpose?

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para comprender mejor

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in order to understand better

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para que comprendamos mejor

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in order to understand better; so that we can understand better

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puesto que …; ya que …

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since …; because …

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por cualquier razón

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for whatever reason

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la razón principal

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main reason

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la piedra clave

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keystone; keynote

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claro que es verdad que …

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of course it’s true that …

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lo cierto es que …

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what is certain is that …

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no cabe duda de que …

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there’s no doubt that …

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en efecto yo diría que …

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in fact I’d say that …

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quiero dejar muy claro que …

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I want to make it very clear that …

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el caso es que …

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the fact is that …

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otro factor es que …

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another factor is that …

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no se puede negar que …

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it cannot be denied that …

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queda innegable que …

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it remains undeniable that …; it is undeniable that …

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es de suponer que …

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one presumes/supposes that …

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parece ser que …

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it seems that …

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debemos tener en cuenta que …

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we have to bear in mind that …

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si nos damos cuenta de que …

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if we realise that …

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resulta que …

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the result is; it turns out that …

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de ahí que …

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that’s the reason why …

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el dilema es que …

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the dilemma is that …

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actualmente se calcula que …

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at the moment it is estimated/calculated that …

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un 70% de los entrevistados opina que …

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70% of those interviewed reckon that …

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hay quienes afirman que …

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there are those who maintain that …

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ser consciente de que …

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to be conscious/aware that …

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menos mal que …

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it’s a good job that …; thank goodness that …

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a mí me parece lógico que …

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it seems logical/sensible to me that …

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no me sorprende que …

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I’m not surprised that …

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todo esto justifica que …

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all this justifies (the fact) that …

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parece inverosímil que …

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it seems unlikely that …

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parece mentira que …

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it seems incredible that …

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a mí me resulta curioso que …

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I find it extraordinary that …

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más vale que …

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it’s better/best that …

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a mí no me importa que …

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it’s of no concern to me whether …; it doesn’t matter to me whether/that …

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no es porque …

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it’s not because …

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¿no parece significativo que …?

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doesn’t it seem significant that …?

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hay que asegurar que …

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one has to ensure that …

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es intolerable/insoportable que …

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it’s intolerable that …

228
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me preocupa bastante que …

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I’m somewhat worried that …

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¿por qué tenemos que soportar que …?

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why should we put up with the fact that …?

230
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sería un milagro que …

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it would be a miracle if …

231
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mi preferencia sería que …

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my preference would be that …

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¿no sería mejor que …?

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wouldn’t it be better if …?

233
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si no fuera porque …

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if it weren’t for the fact that …

234
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es de suma importancia que …

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it is of extreme importance that …

235
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¿por qué no exigimos todos que …?

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why don’t we all demand that …?

236
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es de lamentar que …

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it is to be regretted that …

237
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pongamos por caso que …

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let us suppose that …

238
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razonar

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to reason

239
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el razonamiento

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reasoning

240
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un caso irrebatible

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a watertight case

241
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un argumento de peso

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a strong/robust argument

242
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este modo de enfocar la cuestión

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this approach to the question

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si aceptamos este punto de vista

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if we accept this point of view

244
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el argumento no vale, porque …

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the argument is no good, because …

245
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rechazar un argumento

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to reject an argument

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condenar rotundamente

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to condemn roundly

247
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(no) ver lo esencial del asunto

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to see/miss the point

248
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el argumento no está bien fundado

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the argument won’t hold water

249
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no tiene pies ni cabeza

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it’s all at sixes and sevens

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carece de sentido

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it lacks sense/meaning

251
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carece de consistencia

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it lacks consistency

252
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el punto flaco del argumento

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weak point of the argument

253
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no tiene nada que ver con la realidad

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it has nothing to do with reality

254
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de acuerdo

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agreed

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(estar) de acuerdo con …

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(to be) in agreement with

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a fin de cuentas

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after all; when all is said and done

257
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en resumen

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to sum up; in brief

258
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resumir

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to sum up

259
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la clave del problema tiene que ser

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the key to the problem has to be

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la solución que se destaca

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the solution which stands out

261
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tomar medidas urgentes

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to take urgent measures

262
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vuelvo a mi primera observación

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I return to my first statement

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ya hemos constatado que …

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we have already stated that …

264
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volvamos al punto de partida

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let us return to the starting point

265
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teniendo en cuenta todos los puntos de vista

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bearing in mind all points of view

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podemos deducir que …

A

we can deduce that …

267
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es una perspectiva …

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the outlook is …

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optimista

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optimistic; bright

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poco optimista

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not very optimistic

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(muy) pesimista

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(very) pessimistic; (very) gloomy

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(nada) favorable

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(not very) favourable

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aunque con ciertas dudas/reservas

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although with certain doubts/reservations

273
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por fin

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finally; at last

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en conclusión; para concluir

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in conclusion

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first; firstly

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primero

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second; secondly

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segundo

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third; thirdly

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tercero

278
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subject; topic; theme

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el tema

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problem

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el problema

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crisis

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la crisis

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question [for discussion]; issue

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la cuestión

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in the first place

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en primer lugar

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in the second place

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en segundo lugar

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in the third place

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en tercer lugar

285
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at first; at the beginning

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al principio

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beforehand

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de antemano

287
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we have to ask ourselves

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tenemos que preguntarnos

288
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at first sight

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a primera vista

289
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in the short term

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a corto plazo

290
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in the long term

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a largo plazo

291
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to get the facts in order

A

ordenar los datos

292
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to clear the ground

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despejar el terreno

293
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what is it about?

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¿de qué se trata?

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to summarise the issue

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resumir el tema; resumir la cuestión

295
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to face (up to) the issue

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afrontar el tema

296
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to face (up to) the situation

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afrontar la situación

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the problem to be addressed is …; the problem that arises is …

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el problema que se plantea es …

298
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a crisis on a world scale

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una crisis a escala mundial

299
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a worrying situation

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una situación inquietante

300
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main worry; main concern

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la preocupación predominante

301
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besides; moreover

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además

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moreover

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es más

303
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in addition to what has been said

A

además de lo dicho

304
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likewise

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asimismo

305
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in principle

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en principio

306
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at this point; at this stage

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en esto

307
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consequently; therefore

A

por consiguiente; por consecuencia

308
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on the other hand

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por otra parte

309
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owing to this; due to this

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debido a esto

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in fact

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de hecho

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in other words

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dicho de otro modo

312
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that said; having said that

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dicho eso

313
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or to put it another way …; or rather …

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o sea …

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not only … but …

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no sólo … sino …

315
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as we already know

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como ya se sabe

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that is to say; i.e.

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es decir

317
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in this context

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en este contexto

318
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in addition

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por añadidura

319
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by the way

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a propósito

320
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both … and …

A

tanto … como …

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as a result (of)

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como resultado (de)

322
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it turns out that …; the result is that …

A

resulta que …

323
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this explains why …

A

esto explica por qué …

324
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I don’t understand why …

A

no me explico por qué …

325
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thus

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así

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therefore

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así es que

327
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of course

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por supuesto

328
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of course …

A

claro que … [+clause]

329
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in reality; in fact

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en realidad

330
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apart from that

A

aparte de eso

331
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it’s a question of

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se trata de

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however

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sin embargo

333
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unfortunately

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desgraciadamente; por desgracia

334
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nevertheless

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no obstante

335
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in spite of this

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a pesar de esto

336
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stumbling block

A

el tropiezo

337
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be that as it may; that’s as may be

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sea como sea

338
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the situation is getting worse

A

la situación va empeorando

339
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bearing in mind the fact that

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teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

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given that

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dado que

341
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in my opinion

A

a mi parecer

342
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I think that …

A

a mi modo de ver; a mí me parece que …; yo opino que …

343
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for my part

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por mi parte

344
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from my point of view

A

desde mi punto de vista

345
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I am (not) in agreement with those who …

A

(no) estoy de acuerdo con los que …

346
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I am persuaded/convinced that …

A

estoy convencido de que … [+indic]

347
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I am not persuaded/convinced that …

A

no estoy convencido de que … [+subj]

348
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this leads me to think that …

A

esto me lleva a pensar que …

349
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as far as I know

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que yo sepa

350
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if I were you

A

yo que tú/usted

351
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I’m not entirely in favour of …

A

no estoy totalmente a favor de … [+n or inf]

352
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I’m neither for nor against …

A

no estoy ni a favor ni en contra de … [+n or inf]

353
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I have to admit I am against …

A

tengo que confesarme en contra de … [+n or inf]

354
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there are those who say that …

A

hay quienes dicen que …

355
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people think that …

A

la gente piensa que …

356
Q

others maintain that …

A

otros constatan que …

357
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the (vast) majority think that …

A

la (gran) mayoría opina que …

358
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according to what one hears

A

según se oye

359
Q

according to what one reads

A

según se lee

360
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according to a survey; according to an opinion poll

A

según una encuesta

361
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to sound out opinions

A

sondear las opiniones

362
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the plain truth of the matter is …

A

la verdad lisa y llana es …

363
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anyone can see that …

A

cualquiera es capaz de ver que …

364
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from other people’s point of view

A

desde el punto de vista ajeno

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presumably

A

es de presumir que …; según cabe presumir

366
Q

the figures prove that …

A

las cifras atestan que …

367
Q

as is already known

A

como ya se sabe

368
Q

as far as is known

A

que se sepa

369
Q

one cannot help thinking that …

A

no se puede menos de pensar que …

370
Q

we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that …

A

es una ilusión creer que … [+subj]

371
Q

that would be wildly optimistic

A

eso sería tremendamente optimista

372
Q

anyone who believes this …

A

cualquiera que crea esto …

373
Q

on the contrary; on the other hand

A

al contrario

374
Q

seen like that

A

visto así

375
Q

on the one hand

A

por un lado

376
Q

on the other hand

A

por otro lado

377
Q

in any case; anyway

A

de todos modos; de todas maneras; de todas formas

378
Q

as for

A

en lo que concierne; en cuanto a

379
Q

instead of that

A

en lugar de eso

380
Q

whereas

A

mientras que

381
Q

there is no room for doubt that …

A

no cabe duda de que …

382
Q

there is no denying that …

A

no se puede negar que …

383
Q

it’s certain that …

A

es cierto que …

384
Q

the crux of the matter (is that … )

A

el quid de la cuestión (es que …)

385
Q

you have to bear in mind (that … )

A

hay que tener en cuenta (que … )

386
Q

you have to emphasise the importance of …

A

hay que subrayar la importancia de …

387
Q

one has to make a special point of …; one has to stress …

A

se tiene que hacer hincapié en …

388
Q

I confine myself to pointing out

A

me limito a señalar

389
Q

it’s better to … than …

A

más vale … que …

390
Q

it’s worth considering …

A

vale considerar …

391
Q

in all probability

A

según toda probabilidad

392
Q

everybody knows that …; nobody is unaware that …

A

nadie ignora que …

393
Q

just in case

A

por si acaso

394
Q

there is no way of knowing whether …

A

no hay manera de saber si …

395
Q

to cap it all

A

para colmo

396
Q

and as if that were not enough

A

y por si eso fuera poco

397
Q

there is no way of knowing whether …

A

no hay manera de saber si …

398
Q

to judge by …; judging by …

A

a juzgar por …

399
Q

in proportion to …; according to…

A

en función de …

400
Q

by reason of …; because of …; due to …

A

en razón de …

401
Q

let’s consider

A

consideremos

402
Q

let’s take for example the matter of …

A

pongamos por caso lo de …

403
Q

in particular

A

en concreto

404
Q

as the case may be

A

según el caso

405
Q

to illustrate the problem

A

para ilustrar el problema

406
Q

with regard to …

A

con respecto a …

407
Q

let us tackle another aspect

A

vamos a abordar otro aspecto

408
Q

in order to consider the matter in more detail

A

para considerar el asunto más detalladamente

409
Q

let us think about it in greater depth

A

vamos a profundizar

410
Q

it’s worth adding that …

A

vale agregar que …

411
Q

actually; in fact

A

efectivamente

412
Q

like …; similar to …

A

parecido a …; similar a …

413
Q

for the most part; mostly

A

por la mayor parte

414
Q

in exchange for …

A

a cambio de …

415
Q

without further ado

A

sin más ni más

416
Q

it’s a question of knowing how …

A

se trata de saber cómo …

417
Q

in the last few years/months

A

durante estos últimos años/meses

418
Q

a short time/while ago

A

hace poco

419
Q

formerly

A

anteriormente

420
Q

recently

A

recientemente

421
Q

recently/newly built

A

recién construido

422
Q

recently/newly born

A

recién nacido/a

423
Q

at the moment when …

A

en el momento que …

424
Q

at that very moment

A

en aquel mismo momento

425
Q

at a given moment

A

en un momento dado

426
Q

nowadays

A

hoy (en) día

427
Q

nowadays; at the present time

A

en la actualidad

428
Q

present/current situation

A

la situación actual

429
Q

meanwhile; in the meantime

A

mientras tanto

430
Q

subsequently; afterwards

A

posteriormente; con posterioridad

431
Q

as soon as possible

A

cuanto antes; lo más pronto posible

432
Q

in a few days’ time

A

dentro de unos pocos días

433
Q

soon; in a short time

A

dentro de poco

434
Q

without delay

A

sin demora

435
Q

some day

A

algún día

436
Q

from now (on)

A

desde ahora

437
Q

from this/that moment (on)

A

a partir de este/ese momento

438
Q

then; next; below [on page or in list]

A

a continuación

439
Q

from … until …

A

desde … hasta …

440
Q

never again

A

nunca más

441
Q

in the Middle Ages

A

en la Edad Media

442
Q

at the time of the dictatorship

A

en la época de la dictadura

443
Q

decade

A

la década

444
Q

during the (19)90s

A

durante los años noventa

445
Q

at the turn of the century

A

al final del siglo

446
Q

to take a (very) long time in (doing)

A

tardar (mucho) tiempo en… [+inf]

447
Q

every so often

A

cada cuando

448
Q

every few days

A

cada pocos días

449
Q

at any time

A

a cualquier hora

450
Q

for the first time

A

por primera vez

451
Q

for the second time

A

por segunda vez

452
Q

for the last time

A

por última vez

453
Q

for the umpteenth time

A

por enésima vez

454
Q

each time (that…); every time (that … ); whenever

A

cada vez (que …)

455
Q

to wonder why

A

preguntarse por qué

456
Q

we should ask ourselves if/whether …

A

deberíamos preguntarnos si …

457
Q

according to the facts

A

según los datos

458
Q

that explains why …

A

eso explica por qué …

459
Q

I can’t explain why; I don’t understand why …

A

no me explico por qué …

460
Q

it’s a question of knowing why …

A

se trata de saber por qué …

461
Q

we must try to find out why …

A

debemos tratar de descubrir por qué …

462
Q

what for?; for what purpose?

A

¿para qué?

463
Q

in order to understand better

A

para comprender mejor

464
Q

in order to understand better; so that we can understand better

A

para que comprendamos mejor

465
Q

since …; because …

A

puesto que …; ya que …

466
Q

for whatever reason

A

por cualquier razón

467
Q

main reason

A

la razón principal

468
Q

keystone; keynote

A

la piedra clave

469
Q

of course it’s true that …

A

claro que es verdad que …

470
Q

what is certain is that …

A

lo cierto es que …

471
Q

there’s no doubt that …

A

no cabe duda de que …

472
Q

in fact I’d say that …

A

en efecto yo diría que …

473
Q

I want to make it very clear that …

A

quiero dejar muy claro que …

474
Q

the fact is that …

A

el caso es que …

475
Q

another factor is that …

A

otro factor es que …

476
Q

it cannot be denied that …

A

no se puede negar que …

477
Q

it remains undeniable that …; it is undeniable that …

A

queda innegable que …

478
Q

one presumes/supposes that …

A

es de suponer que …

479
Q

it seems that …

A

parece ser que …

480
Q

we have to bear in mind that …

A

debemos tener en cuenta que …

481
Q

if we realise that …

A

si nos damos cuenta de que …

482
Q

the result is; it turns out that …

A

resulta que …

483
Q

that’s the reason why …

A

de ahí que …

484
Q

the dilemma is that …

A

el dilema es que …

485
Q

at the moment it is estimated/calculated that …

A

actualmente se calcula que …

486
Q

70% of those interviewed reckon that …

A

un 70% de los entrevistados opina que …

487
Q

there are those who maintain that …

A

hay quienes afirman que …

488
Q

to be conscious/aware that …

A

ser consciente de que …

489
Q

it’s a good job that …; thank goodness that …

A

menos mal que …

490
Q

it seems logical/sensible to me that …

A

a mí me parece lógico que …

491
Q

I’m not surprised that …

A

no me sorprende que …

492
Q

all this justifies (the fact) that …

A

todo esto justifica que …

493
Q

it seems unlikely that …

A

parece inverosímil que …

494
Q

it seems incredible that …

A

parece mentira que …

495
Q

I find it extraordinary that …

A

a mí me resulta curioso que …

496
Q

it’s better/best that …

A

más vale que …

497
Q

it’s of no concern to me whether …; it doesn’t matter to me whether/that …

A

a mí no me importa que …

498
Q

it’s not because …

A

no es porque …

499
Q

doesn’t it seem significant that …?

A

¿no parece significativo que …?

500
Q

one has to ensure that …

A

hay que asegurar que …

501
Q

it’s intolerable that …

A

es intolerable/insoportable que …

502
Q

I’m somewhat worried that …

A

me preocupa bastante que …

503
Q

why should we put up with the fact that …?

A

¿por qué tenemos que soportar que …?

504
Q

it would be a miracle if …

A

sería un milagro que …

505
Q

my preference would be that …

A

mi preferencia sería que …

506
Q

wouldn’t it be better if …?

A

¿no sería mejor que …?

507
Q

if it weren’t for the fact that …

A

si no fuera porque …

508
Q

it is of extreme importance that …

A

es de suma importancia que …

509
Q

why don’t we all demand that …?

A

¿por qué no exigimos todos que …?

510
Q

it is to be regretted that …

A

es de lamentar que …

511
Q

let us suppose that …

A

pongamos por caso que …

512
Q

to reason

A

razonar

513
Q

reasoning

A

el razonamiento

514
Q

a watertight case

A

un caso irrebatible

515
Q

a strong/robust argument

A

un argumento de peso

516
Q

this approach to the question

A

este modo de enfocar la cuestión

517
Q

if we accept this point of view

A

si aceptamos este punto de vista

518
Q

the argument is no good, because …

A

el argumento no vale, porque …

519
Q

to reject an argument

A

rechazar un argumento

520
Q

to condemn roundly

A

condenar rotundamente

521
Q

to see/miss the point

A

(no) ver lo esencial del asunto

522
Q

the argument won’t hold water

A

el argumento no está bien fundado

523
Q

it’s all at sixes and sevens

A

no tiene pies ni cabeza

524
Q

it lacks sense/meaning

A

carece de sentido

525
Q

it lacks consistency

A

carece de consistencia

526
Q

weak point of the argument

A

el punto flaco del argumento

527
Q

it has nothing to do with reality

A

no tiene nada que ver con la realidad

528
Q

agreed

A

de acuerdo

529
Q

(to be) in agreement with

A

(estar) de acuerdo con …

530
Q

after all; when all is said and done

A

a fin de cuentas

531
Q

to sum up; in brief

A

en resumen

532
Q

to sum up

A

resumir

533
Q

the key to the problem has to be

A

la clave del problema tiene que ser

534
Q

the solution which stands out

A

la solución que se destaca

535
Q

to take urgent measures

A

tomar medidas urgentes

536
Q

I return to my first statement

A

vuelvo a mi primera observación

537
Q

we have already stated that …

A

ya hemos constatado que …

538
Q

let us return to the starting point

A

volvamos al punto de partida

539
Q

bearing in mind all points of view

A

teniendo en cuenta todos los puntos de vista

540
Q

we can deduce that …

A

podemos deducir que …

541
Q

the outlook is …

A

es una perspectiva …

542
Q

optimistic; bright

A

optimista

543
Q

not very optimistic

A

poco optimista

544
Q

(very) pessimistic; (very) gloomy

A

(muy) pesimista

545
Q

(not very) favourable

A

(nada) favorable

546
Q

although with certain doubts/reservations

A

aunque con ciertas dudas/reservas

547
Q

finally; at last

A

por fin

548
Q

in conclusion

A

en conclusión; para concluir